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What (who) is Halyard - definition

ROPE USED TO HOIST A LADDER, SAIL, FLAG OR YARD
Halyards; Halliard; The Halliard
  • Sailors hauling a halyard

halyard         
['halj?d]
¦ noun a rope used for raising and lowering a sail, yard, or flag on a ship.
Origin
ME halier, from hale2 + -ier; the change in the ending was due to assoc. with yard1.
Halyard         
In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line (rope) that is used to hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard. The term halyard comes from the phrase "to haul yards".
Halliard         
·noun ·see Halyard.

Wikipedia

Halyard

In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line (rope) that is used to hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard. The term halyard comes from the phrase "to haul yards". Halyards, like most other parts of the running rigging, were classically made of natural fibre like manila or hemp.

Examples of use of Halyard
1. The DfES has given Barnfield the go–ahead to sponsor two new academies in Luton, to replace Halyard and South Luton high schools, in preference to a number of bids from the private sector.